Trunk laundry-bag and cover



ma. wIIEARv. TRUNK LAUNDRY BAG AND COVER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 31, |918,

Patented May 24, 192L '7 TIT UNITED STATES GEoBGE rIENnY'WHEARY, orRACINE, wrsooNsrN, g

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 24,1921.

Application filed January 31, 1918. Serial No. 214,564.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE` HENRY WHEARY, acitizen of the United States,and

'resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin,have inve-nted new and useful Improvements in Trunk4 Laundry-Bags andCovers, of whichthe following is a description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which are a part of' this specification.

p This invention relatesto improvements in trunk laundry bag and covermore particularly adapted for use in wardrobe trunks.l

In ordinarywardrobe and other trunks no provision is made forcoveringthe .garments within the wardrobe section of the Ytrunk toprotectthem fromv dust while the Aobjectionable features and provide alaundry bag and cover which will extendy over the garment' section ofthetrunk to protect the garments, said laundry bag and cover being formedwith al soiled apparel coneasily placed or removed therefrom.

' A further object of lthe `invention is to provide a trunk laundry bagand cover which may be easily attached to ordinary wardrobe trunks nowon the. market.

A further object of the invention is to provide a trunk laundry bag andVcover which also'serves to maintain garments suspended within thewardrobe section of the trunkin position on the hangers.

A further object ofthe invention is to provide a trunk laundry bag -land-cover in which the partsf may ben easily detached from the trunk'forVcleaning.

1 A further object ofthe" invention is to provide ra trunk laundryvbagand cover which is 'ofsimple 'construction is strong and durable and maybe easily mounted within a trunk.

1With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of theimproved trunk laundry bag and cover and its parts and combinations asset forth in the claims, and all .equivalents thereof.

'In ,the accompanying drawing ,in which Ataken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1;

tion. with upper parallel` fixed tracks 11,fexten the same referencecharacters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a front view of the wardrobe section ofa trunk showing theimproved laundry bag and cover ,mounted therein, parts shown as brokenaway, the view also indicating by dotted lines a portion of the othersection of the trunk; Y

Fig. 2is/ a vertical sectional view thereof Fig. 3 isa top view ofthetrunk section shown in Fig. 1, parts of the laundry kbag and cover shownbroken away; j

Fig. 4 is a detail view on a larger scale of the connectorbar;

Fig. 5 is a detail view offa of connector; and ,y

Fig. 6 is a detail view of another modified form of connector.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 8 modifiedl form 'indicates thewardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk, 9 the drawer section and 104 thetop cover which is hinged to the,l drawer section, and forms the topcover for the wardrobe sec- TheV wardrobe section is` provided siontracks 12, garment hangers 13 mounted on the tracks and a swingable shoebox y14: mounted inthe lower front portion of the l said wardrobesection. tainer into which the soiled apparel may be The impovedlaundrybag and cover 15 .comprisea piece of material, such as fabric,

which extends horizontally from the u per rear portion of the wardrobesection o vthe is also provided with rearwardly and downwardly extendinghook members 21 whichv4 hook over the upper rear edge of thetrunk `trunkover the4 garment hangers and the extension rails and then` downwardlyinl collar and in connection with the Vh0oks'20 securely hold the barand the rear edge `portion of the fabric in place. The top cover 10 whenin closed position as, shown in Fig.,k

i bag.

2 locks the hook members 21 to the trunk collar. y y

The vertically extending or front portion of the fabric is of doublethickness with the inner portion of considerable fullness Vto form alaundry bag 22, access to which is 'through theiopening 23. A flap 24closing said opening is held in closed position by snap buttons 25.

. By positioning the laundry bag portion in the lower front portion ofthe wardrobe section, space is utilized which is not ordinarily used andas garments are removed from the hangers and worn the space is graduallyautomatically increased inwardly for holding the soiled apparel.

The upper or horizontally extending-portion of the'fabric may also be ofdouble thickness to form a pocket 26 to receive handkercliiefs or otherarticles of apparel. Said pocket when containing articles also Vservesas a pad or cushion interposed between the garment hangers and the trunktop cover and into which pad or cushion the garments,

- drapedor folded over the hangers, embed and are yieldingly held inposition.l

Entrance to the pocket 26 is through the same opening 23 provided forthe laundry In the modified form of connector bar 19 shown in Fig. 5 thehook members 21 are omitted and in lieu thereofeach hook member-20` isprovided with a thumb screw 27 Vwhich `extends through the outerV freeend ofthe hook member and threads' into 'the bar 19 thus providing for`clamping the bar 19 directly to the tracks. l

.In the Fig. 6 modification the hook members are omitted and'each endofthe bar is "providedwith a short downwardly extending` pin 28 whichenters an opening 29 formed in each track.

As the fabric extends over the open top and front open side portion ofthe wardrobe section. it forms a protecting cover for'the garmentssuspended from the hangers mounted within said section.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the laundry bag andcover are of very simple construction and are well adapted for'thepurpose described.

What I claim as my invention is: 1. The combination with a trunkwardrobe section having an open top and front,

and. a garment hanger track and hangers mounted thereon, of a laundrybag and cover therefor, comprising a material covering the open top andopen front portion, saidportion covering the open fron-t being in theform of a bag having a front opening, and means connecting the upper`andlower edge portions of the material to trunk section-portions.

2. The combination with a trunk wardrobe Vsection having an open top andfront `tachablv engaging the tracks.

` portion of the trunk section. `5. The combination, with a trunkwardrobe section having an open top which isl" closed by a hinged coverand also having an for detachably connecting the lower edge portionofthe material to the box, and means for detachablyv connecting the upperrear vedge portion of the material to Vthe trunk section.

section having an open top and front and a box mounted inthe lowerportion of the section, the upper portion of said `section having`parallel tracks mounted therein o. i'he combination with a trunkwardrobe z which are provided withextension tracks 1 foldable to aclosedlhorizontal position and forming'the upper forward edge portion ofthe section, of a laundry bag and cover therefor, comprising va flexiblematerial .covering the "open topand extending over the extenf siontrackswhen in folded positionand covering the frontopeningof the trunksection,

said front covering portion being in the form of` a bag and havingafront opening,

means fordetachably connecting Vthe lowerv v,edge portion of thematerial to the box, the

upper edge portion of said material-formed with a loop, and a barremovably extending through said loop and-'having means for de- 4. Thecombination withi a Vtrunk robe section having an open top and front anda box mounted in the lower `portion of the section, the upper portion ofsaid sec- "tionvhaving parallel tracks, mounted therein which areprovided with horizontally foldabl'e extension tracks foldable to aAclosed horizontal position and forming'the upper `forwardl edgeportionof the section,'of a laundry bag and cover therefor,comprising aflexiblefmaterial covering the open top and -extending over thenextension tracks when inl folded position and covering the front openingof the trunk section,said front ward- `lors covering portion being inIthe form of a bagfs and having a front opening, means fordetachably'connecting the lower edge portion of the material to the box,the upper 'edge portion of saidmaterial formed-withzaY loop,

and a bar removably extending-through said-.f5.1

loopV and having hookportions for detachably engaging the tracks and theupper edge iso open front which is partly closed by a box mounted in thelower portion of the trunk section, said trunk section having paralleltracks and extensions foldable to a closed horizontal position andforming the upperV forward edge portion of the section and garmenthangers mounted on the tracks, of a laundry bag and cover thereforcomprising a fabric of double thickness Covering the open top andextending downwardly from the extension tracks when in folded positionand covering the open front portion of the trunk section, said frontcovering por-tion forming a bag and having a front opening and said topcovering portion forming a container for holding yielding articles whichwith the covering material form a pad interposed between the hangers andthe top trunk cover for maintaining the hangers in position, the loweredge'portion of the material having means for detachably connecting itto the box and the upper rear edge portion of the material forming aloop. and a bar removably extending through the loop and having meansfor detachably connecting it to trunk section.

6. The combination with a trunk ward-v robe section having an open topand front, f

and garment hanger tracks and hangers `mounted thereon, of a laundry bagand cover trunk part, and a bar connected to the upperr edge portion ofthe material and having means for detachable connection with portions ofthe trunk.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature.

GEORGE HENRY WHEARY.

